COURSE DESCRIPTION
Delivery Method
Instructor-led
Duration
Five days
Course Objectives
This course provides instruction on VERITAS NBU 6.x, and covers how to develop and implement a storage management strategy. At the completion of the course, you will be able to:
Describe the master, media, and EMM servers and clients.
Identify NBU options and agents.
Install and verify NBU.
Add robots and drives.
Configure storage units, storage unit groups, volumes, and volume pools.
Manage volumes.
Configure policy attributes and schedules.
Identify the available policy types.
Define which files, directories, and clients to back up.
Monitor and troubleshoot backup jobs.
Restore files and monitor restore jobs.
Verify, duplicate, expire, and import backup images.
Back up and recover NBU catalogs.
Use NBU notify scripts.
Identify master server, media server, and client processes or services.
Run user-directed backup jobs.
Configure legacy, unified, and robust logging.
Run NBU activity reports.
Tune NBU.
Install and configure NOM.
Perform basic NOM administration tasks.
Who Should Attend
This course is for system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, and system integration staff who are responsible for the design, performance optimization, and troubleshooting of
VERITAS NetBackup.
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the administration and configuration of the platforms that are covered by the course.
Hands-On
This course includes practical exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer them into your working environment.
COURSE OUTLINE
NetBackup Essentials
The NetBackup Environment
NetBackup Concepts
NetBackup Options and Agents
Installing and Configuring NetBackup
Preinstallation Considerations
Installing and Verifying Your NetBackup Application
Configuring NetBackup
Upgrade Considerations
Troubleshooting NetBackup Installation Issues
Configuring Devices
Adding Robots
Adding Drives
Adding Robots and Drives Using the Wizard
Monitoring Shared Drives
Monitoring and Maintaining Devices
Troubleshooting Devices
Configuring Storage Units
Storage Units
Configuring Storage Units
Configuring Storage Units Using the Device
Configuration Wizard
Troubleshooting Storage Units
Configuring Media
Configuring Volume Pools
Configuring Volumes
Managing Physical Volumes
Configuring Policy Attributes
Creating a Policy
Policy Attributes
Policy Types
Scheduling Policies
Creating a New Schedule
Policy Schedules
Troubleshooting Policy Scheduling Issues
Client Lists and Backup Selections
Creating Backup Selections
Adding Clients to a Policy affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications and product offerings are subject to change without notice.
COURSE OUTLINE
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Distributing Client Software
Troubleshooting Backup Selections and Client
Issues
Performing Manual Backups
Invoking Backup Operations
Using the NetBackup GUI for Backup Operations
Troubleshooting Problems with Backup Operations
Performing Restores
How Restores Work
Performing Restore Operations
Troubleshooting Restore Issues
Managing Media and Images
Understanding Media
Verifying Backup Images
Duplicating Backup Images
Expiring Backup Images
Importing Backup Images
Troubleshooting Media-Related Issues
Performing Catalog Backups and Restores
NetBackup Catalogs
Catalog Backups
Configuring Catalog Backups
Disaster Recovery
Troubleshooting
Using NetBackup Scripts
Notify Scripts
Additional Scripts
NetBackup Process Flow
NetBackup Processes
Monitoring and Managing Processes
NetBackup Communications
Troubleshooting NetBackup Processes, Daemons, and Communications
Performing User Backups
Setting Up User-Directed Backup Jobs
Running User-Directed Backups and Archives
Troubleshooting User-Directed Backups and
Archives
Using Debug Logs and Reports
Legacy Logging
Unified Logging
Robust Logging
NetBackup Reports
Tuning NetBackup
Planning an Efficient Backup Strategy
Using Multiple Data Streams
Tuning Data Buffers
Customizing Host Properties
NetBackup Operations Manager
NOM Overview
Initial Setup and Configuration
The NOM Console
NOM Operations
NOM Administration
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.